
Carolyn Laurie Kane (born June 18, 1952) is an American actress and comedian. She became known in the 1970s in films such as Hester Street (for which she received an Oscar nomination) and Annie Hall. She appeared on the television series Taxi in the early 1980s, as Simka Gravas, the wife of Latka, the character played by Andy Kaufman, winning two Emmy Awards for her work. She has played the character of Madame Morrible in the musical Wicked, both in regional productions and on Broadway from 2005 to 2014. From 2015 to 2018 she was a main cast member on the Netflix original series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, in which she played Lillian Kaushtupper.

Jenny
Dog Day Afternoon

Allison
Annie Hall

Helga
The Pacifier

Valerie
The Princess Bride

Cynthia
Jumpin' Jack Flash

Jill Johnson
When a Stranger Calls Back

Tom's Mother
The Pallbearer

Lupi
Transylvania 6-5000

Mrs. Benson
My First Mister

Ghost of Christmas Present
Scrooged

Carol
Ishtar

Maggie
Flashback

Carla
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Connie
Trees Lounge

Mrs. Anderson
License to Drive

Jennifer
Carnal Knowledge

Mona
Sunset Park

Molly Rex (voice)
Theodore Rex

Gitl
Hester Street

Starlet
Valentino

Lavinia
Keeping On

Strong Medicine

Young Whore
The Last Detail

Cecilia
Addiction: A 60's Love Story

April
The Greatest Man in the World

Annie Hickman
The World's Greatest Lover

Shaldeen
My Blue Heaven

Jill Johnson
When a Stranger Calls

Fela
iMordecai

Louise Rosenberg
The Shrink Is In

Betty Chumley
Harvey

Erin (voice)
Migration

Dorine Douglas
Office Killer

Ms. Sherwood
Jawbreaker

Mrs. Claus (voice)
Billy and Mandy Save Christmas

Carla Kessler
Between the Temples

Joey
Love in the Time of Money

Candy
Pandemonium

Fortune Teller
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim

Colette
Ted & Venus

Rose
Norman Loves Rose

Franki D'Angelo
The Lemon Sisters

Ruth
Should've Been Romeo

Roberta
Thanks for Sharing

Ogg's Mother (voice)
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space

Florence
Harry and Walter Go to New York

Maria
Baby on Board

Self
How Real is 'The Star'?

Kitty
Sticky Fingers

Louise Haines-Pearson
Les Jeux de la Comtesse Dolingen de Gratz

Treva Van Arsdale
The Crazysitter

Cheryl
Over the Brooklyn Bridge

Grand-Mah (voice)
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience

Self
Waiting for Ishtar

Barbara Dent
Casey at the Bat

Hannah Song
Emoticon

Miss Gimpole
The Tic Code

Cissy
The Mafu Cage

Jeannie Dougall
Wedding in White

Cousin Tilly / Mrs. Hatch
Merry Christmas, George Bailey

Faith Bigger
Big Bully

"Myth"
The Muppet Movie

Young Girl
Desperate Characters

Temple
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright

Self
Remembering Gene Wilder

Granny
Addams Family Values

Annie the Hooker
Racing with the Moon

Helen
American Strays

Self (uncredited)
Man on the Moon

Talia
Ava's Possessions

Linda
Sleepwalk with Me

Barbara
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend

Mother Nature
The Year Without a Santa Claus

Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card

Sheep (voice)
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five

Self
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

Hairdresser
Joe Versus the Volcano

Margaret Mouse (voice)
The Real Story of Here Comes the Bride

Self
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

Mrs. Shaw
Cosmopolitan

The Good Fairy
Sleeping Beauty

Missy Flanders
Audrey's Rain

Self
Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show

Mrs Sisters
The Sisters Brothers

Maxine
Drop-Out Mother

Martha Bernays
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud

Mary Harwood
Burning Rage

Self
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

Miss Baggoli
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

Self
A Constant Forge

Linda Bradford
Clutter

Dawn
The Bounty Hunter

Madeline Styne
Ghost Light

Officer Garfield
Tomorrow by Midnight

Self
Bette Davis - Größer als das Leben

Mallory O'Brien
The Dead Don't Die

Eliza Southgate
Out of Our Fathers' House

Ilene
An Invasion of Privacy

Donna Waters
Gone Fishin'

Gilda (voice)
The Happy Elf

Landlady
Pete Smalls Is Dead

Lillian Kaushtupper
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend

Sam's Angel
Dad, the Angel & Me

Barbara
In the Soup

Love, Loss, and What I Wore

Self
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Music: A Live Singing Contest (That's Live)

Marsha
The Key Man

Self
Joan Micklin Silver: Begegnung mit der New Yorker Filmregisseurin

Valerie
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

Customer At Cafe
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?

Frances Loomis
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories

Spider (voice)
Napoleon

Self
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

Daisy
La Sabina

Betty Chumley
Harvey

Aunt Sarah
Four Christmases

Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Leanne Futterman
Freaky Friday

Granny
Boundary Waters

Frances Loomis
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories

Self
Andy Kaufman Is Me

Bubbe
Caught Stealing

Self
Carol & Joy

Maureen
Let's Get Mom

Anxious People
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
125
Gender
Female
Birthday
1952-06-18
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also Known As
Lisa LeBlanc